Depth Charts

Jonathan Toews (upper body) didn't make the trip to Winnipeg for tonight's game.

The only change to the lineup from last night's loss will be a goaltending swap for the Blackhawks. Toews will end this season with 20 goals and 52 points in 74 games. He has now failed to eclipse 58 points in three-straight seasons.

Trying to avoid a Brent Seabrook blast, Schmaltz just got a piece of the puck and managed to get it behind Jacob Markstrom. It's Schmaltz's 21st goal of the year, putting him four behind Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane for the team lead. The 22-year-old forward has put together an impressive season with 49 points in 71 games. Matthew Highmore also scored in the loss.

"When he was on the ice, our team had a lot of chances," GM Stan Bowman said. "His conversion rate was just really low this year. We look at that as more of an anomaly. We think he's going to get back to his normal production." The Blackhawks controlled 56.04 percent of the shot attempts when Saad was on the ice during 5-on-5 situations. Saad's shooting percentage at 5-on-5 dropped to 6.68 after he had an average of 8.93 going into the season. He picked up 18 goals and 35 points in 82 contests. Saad is confident he can get back on track.

Patrick Sharp admitted that he'll likely to hang up his skates this off-season.

Friday night's game against the St. Louis Blues was his last home date in Chicago. "I think I’ve known what I wanted to do for a long period of time here, and it’s never easy, you know?" Sharp said. "But I think I’m just ready to take that next step in my life — and looking forward to it." Sharp played 14 seasons in the NHL (11 with Chicago) and won three Stanley Cups. With one game left in his career, the 36-year-old has 287 goals and 620 points in 938 games.

DeBrincat has a goal and eight points in seven games for Team USA. The tournament has been a nice way for him to build on his outstanding rookie campaign for Chicago where he scored 28 goals and 52 points in 82 contests. The United States are set to face the Czech Republic in the Quarterfinals.

Marian Hossa has confirmed that his playing career is officially over.

Hossa missed out on the entire 2017-18 season due to a rare skin disorder and will be moving back to his native Slovakia. However, he has decided not to sign any retirement papers until his contract expires at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season. Despite a $5.275 million cap hit, he will earn $1 million each of the next three seasons and will likely spend both years on Chicago's long-term injured reserve list but there is also the possibility of a NHL team picking up his contract in a trade in order to reach the salary cap floor without having to pay the entire cap hit in salary. The 39-year-old forward will end his career with 1134 points in 1309 games and three Stanley Cups.

Duncan Keith still feels that he has "a lot left in the tank" and he will look to bounce back in 2018-19.

"Obviously it wasn't the year that I expected. It was frustrating in a lot of ways," said Keith of the 2017-18 campaign. "It just seemed like there's a lot that went wrong. When you're a successful team, everything seems easier. Little plays, you know our habits — we've got to get back to that." Keith, who will turn 35 this summer, struggled defensively and offensively. He scored only two goals in 82 games on 187 shots and he finished with a minus-29 rating. Keith intends to train hard over the summer and come back renewed for the 2018-19 season.

Brent Seabrook scored a goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Seabrook snapped Connor Hellebuyck's shutout at the 9:08 mark of the second frame, but the 'Hawks found themselves down 4-1 at the time. The veteran finished the night with a minus-1 rating, two shots on goal and five blocked shots in 21:47 of ice time. The 32-year-old has seven goals and 26 points in 81 games this season. The 'Hawks will likely do their best to move Seabrook this offseason, but his massive contract is probably unmovable.

Erik Gustafsson scored a goal in Friday's 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.

Gustafsson tied the game at one at the 8:08 mark of the third period, but the 'Hawks allowed the Blues to score three unanswered goals. He finished the game with a plus-1 rating and one shot on goal in 19:21 of ice time. The 26-year-old has five goals and 16 points in 34 games this season. Patrick Kane and Nick Schmaltz registered the assists on Chicago's only goals.

Connor Murphy found the back of the net in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to San Jose.

Murphy scored for the just the second time this season on his 25th birthday. He also registered two shots, three hits and five blocks in 18:07 of ice time. Murphy has 12 points in 71 matches this year.

"We have expectations that he's going to be the same goalie he's been," Bowman said. "I don't think there's any reason to doubt that. He's got a lot of confidence. The last couple of seasons, he's played a bigger role on our team, and we're looking for that next year. We're hopeful that's the case." Crawford sat out the last 47 games of the season with a head injury, but Chicago expects him to return to form.

Anton Forsberg (lower body) will be sidelined for the rest of the season.

Forsberg was scheduled to start Thursday night against Winnipeg, but he suffered a lower-body injury during the pregame warmups. Chicago only has four games left on the 2017-18 schedule. Forsberg posted a 10-16-4 record with a 2.97 goals-against average and .908 save percentage in 35 appearances.